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From the time Nikolas Cruz entered the building until the time he left, only six minutes passed. During that brief time, he allegedly shot more than two dozen students and teachers, 17 of them fatally. (Feb. 16)

President Trump is pictured attending a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Michael Reynolds, EPA-EFE)

Chadwick was quick to condemn Trump on Twitter: "I don’t want your condolences you f---ing price of s---, my friends and teachers were shot. Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will prevent it from happening again."

I don’t want your condolences you fucking price of shit, my friends and teachers were shot. Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will prevent it from happening again. https://t.co/UZPgcPoPUX

President Donald Trump called on Americans to "answer hate with love, answer cruelty with kindness," after a troubled 19-year-old former pupil gunned-down students and teachers at a Florida school. (Feb. 15)

While Trump's tweet had healthy engagement — as of Thursday afternoon, it had 142,000 likes, 34,000 retweets and 64,000 comments — it was no match for Chadwick's, which got more than 346,000 likes and more than 144,000 retweets before it was made unavailable.

Chadwick was interviewed by CNN on Wednesday afternoon, saying she never thought she would experience a school shooting.

Her tweet not only went viral, it had more than 4,300 comments before it was taken down. It was retweeted by Josh Gadd (who voiced Olaf from "Frozen"), who said: "Retweet this until you are blue in the face."

On Thursday, Chadwick's Twitter account had been set to private and the Tweet made unavailable. Her previous handle @chaddiedabaddie was changed to @sarahchad_ — meaning her hiatus from Twitter was brief.

Chadwick tweeted about her original viral tweet bashing Trump:

"About my tweet directed to President Trump, I apologize for the profanity and harsh comment I made. I hope you know I'm a grieving 16-year-old girl who lost friends, teachers and peers yesterday. I was and am still angry. I am apologizing for my comment but not for my anger." (For those wondering, as of Friday afternoon, the response tweet had 7,100 faves, 610 retweets and 1,900 comments.)

About my tweet directed to president trump, I apologize for the profanity and harsh comment I made. I hope you know I’m a grieving 16 year old girl who lost friends, teachers, and peers yesterday. I was and am still angry. I am apologizing for my comment but not for my anger.

It also got some backing by celebrities on Twitter: actor Mark Ruffalo, for one retweeted it.

More viral posts

Chadwick's social media presence has rapidly grown since Wednesday, from more than 6,000 followers to 14,700 as of Friday afternoon.

While the Trump tweet went viral, there's actually another tweet from Chadwick that did better: On Feb. 14, the day of the shooting, the Marjory Douglas Stoneman High student chastised YouTube personality Mark Dice when he tweeted: "Someone want to tell the Generation Z kids that in the event of a school shooting, they should call 911 instead of posting vieo of it on Snapchat. Parkland. Florida."

Again, Chadwick had strong words in response: "17 people are dead. 17 of my classmates. This is how you f---ing respond? How much of a heartless d--- do you have to be to tweet something like this. And btw as we were running for our lives we were calling 911 to the point that they told us not to anymore."

At one point, the tweet from Mark Dice had 28,000 faves, 8,100 retweets and 576 comments — however, it was made unavailable. Chadwick's tweet had 161,000 faves, 58,000 retweets and 1,900 comments.

17 people are dead. 17 of my classmates. This is how you fucking respond? How much of a heartless dick do you have to be to tweet something like this. And btw as we were running for our lives we were calling 911 to the point that they told us not to anymore. https://t.co/MQWae1mGwv

The deadly shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school is prompting renewed calls for more gun control.

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Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are describing the shooting that left 17 people dead on Wednesday. Police say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and teachers with a semi-automatic weapon. (Feb. 15)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has joined law enforcement agents near Wednesday's school shooting site to offer his condolences to the families of the victims and to survivors. Officials announced they have identified 12 out of the 17 victims.

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Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was brought to the Broward County jail and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning. (Feb. 15)